[Call to register] Webinar for media on world's leading infectious killer of children < 5: Pneumonia

[Watch recording] [Listen or download podcast] World's leading infectious killer of children under the age of five years, is Pneumonia. Pneumonia, a common respiratory illness, also has potentially serious outcomes for the elderly. According to Stop Pneumonia, the most vulnerable children are in poor and rural communities, underlining the need to improve equitable access to high quality care, diagnostics, and treatment for all children.[Watch recording] [Listen or download podcast]

Join us in this webinar with experts on how can we end preventable deaths from pneumonia and keep promises we made for delivering on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Pneumonia is preventable. Governments have committed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, one of which (SDG 3.2) promises to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age by 2030. We will fail to deliver on SDGs if we forget pneumonia.

Controlling childhood pneumonia requires an integrated package of interventions to protect, prevent, and treat the disease. Fortunately, many of the interventions targeted at pneumonia also help control other childhood diseases, like diarrhea, and should be part of a comprehensive approach to child survival.